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At the Westwood Pumping Station considerable work was done on the buildings. The roof of the station was repaired, gutters and conductors renewed, windows which had become loosened were reset, and the station, inside and out, was painted. The shop and coal sheds also were painted. The filter beds were thoroughly cleaned and the sand renewed. Two thousand two hundred fifty-seven cubic yards of selected sand was used to make the required depth necessary for proper filtration. The collecting well was repatched with cement and asphalt to prevent leakage. Also, the well was treated with two coats of a white cement paint which not only helps in preventing leaks but gives a highly sanitary appearance to the basin. This entire plant is now in a very excellent condition.
The Ellis Pumping Plant continued to operate successfully during the entire year, no serious break downs occurring. The wells were cleaned when necessary and three valves and ten lead connections were renewed. This plant also is in fine condition.
Statistics
Days
Hours
Gallons Pumped
Ellis
365
4,711}
281,630,000
Westwood
304
2,352
136,385,000
Total
669
7,063}
418,015,000
ROCK IN GARFIELD AVE. SEWER TRENCH
198
Year 1930
Monthly Consumption in Gallons Ellis Station
Monthly Consumption in Gallons Westwood Station
January
21,910,000
10,755,000
February
19,500,000
10,005,000
March
20,310,000
11,710,000
April
21,760,000
11,470,000
May
25,580,000
10,435,000
June
24,720,000
11,440,000
July
15,850,000
23,875,000
August
20,450,000
17,515,000
September
26,500,000
12,995,000
October
22,820,000
14,030,000
November
29,100,000
2,155,000
December
33,130,000
Water pumped in previous years:
1926
493,814,375 gallons
1927
428,230,000 gallons
1928
416,875,000 gallons
1929
387,820,000 gallons
1930
418,015,000 gallons
The day on which greatest amount of water was pumped was April 21st, 1930-1,565,000 gallons.
The week during which greatest amount was pumped was September 16th to 22nd, 1930-9,850,000 gallons.
Gallons supplied to distributing mains during the year-418,015,000 gallons.
Miles of mains at end of year-40.52.
Water pumped from both stations registered by Venturi meters.
Number of services in use at end of year-2712.
Number of meters in use at end of year-2705 house, 45 shop.
Sixteen new hydrants were installed during the year.
Total number of hydrants-369.
Ten water services were renewed and sixty-five added to the system. Also, ninety-three new services were laid to street line in new streets that were constructed.
Two hundred eighty-three (283) meters were replaced.
Fifty-two (52) new meters were set.
199
Work Done for Other Departments
While considerable work was done for other departments of the Town, the grading job at the Junior High School was the largest consisting of cutting down and moving of trees, moving shrubbery, and the grading and seeding of the lawn. Also, the building of the driveway with a 4" stone penetration pavement.
The razing of buildings after the fire at the Civic Club, and removal of debris was done by the Public Works Department.
At the Memorial Library the lawn was graded and seeded, and granite edge wall set.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH E. CONLEY, Superintendent of Public Works.
200
TABLE SHOWING SEWERS, WATER MAINS, PAVING
Street
Length Width
Water
Sewer
Below
6''
10'
12"
14" 6''
6''
8''
10"
12"
15"
Adams St.
5,333
1,200
40
1,260
Allen Rd.
1,600
360
40
350
240
Andrews St.
2,565
578
40
Andrus Pl. (Prvt. Way)
270
Atwood Ave.
1,635
367
40
400
196
245
Austin St.
4,444
1,000
40
1,010
1,030
Baker St.
1,363
280
40
350
Beacon Ave.
1,109
285
35
250
355
Beacon St.
1,660^
400
36
225
Beech St.
4,785
1,230
35
1,250
168
800
Belmont St.
1,022
209
44
1230
344
654
Berwick Pl.
2,400
460
40
340
Berwick St.
3,406
730
42
720
Bright St.
1,779
400
40
240
280
Broadway
13,310
2,177 Av. 55
1,550
610
570 690
Brook St.
9,340
2,100
40
Brookfield Rd.
4,130
930
40
1,010
Bullard St.
3,965
1,020
35
725
4"-265
430
Casey St.
4,220
1,000
38
1,090
Catalpa Rd.
1,053
316
30
4"-290
200
100
Cedar Lane (Prvt. Way)
Cedar St.
4,890
1,100
40
1,050
Central St.
11,110
2,000 Av. 50
1,430
Chapel Ct. (Prvt. Way)
14,730
2,650
50
2,565
2,675
Charles St.
1,333
300
40
2"-150
Chickering Rd.
2,222
500
40
350
Clark St.
1,567
470
30
250
Cleveland St.
2,310
520
40
525
Concord Ave.
6,620
1,490
40
1,390
320
1,080
Cottage St.
18,100
2,960 Av. 55
120
2,950
Crescent Ave.
1,962
442
40
430
Cross St.
7,240
1,630
40
1,650
760
575
Curran Ave.
700
180
35
180
Cypress St.
4,000
900
40
1,050
Davis Ave.
3,910
880
40
910
Dean St.
30,650
6,900
40
2,7,65
2"-2500
470
210
1220
Douglas Ave.
2,310
520
40
575
500
East Cottage St.
4,790
575
75
500
East Cross St.
15,320
3,450
40
3,530
East Guild St.
1,433
300
43
380
360
East Hoyle St.
3,268
700
42
680
665
East Vernon St.
1,110
250
40
300
316
Elks Parkway-No.
1,110
250
40
440
600
Elks Parkway-So.
1,110
250
40
360
Elliot St.
7,110
1,600
40
1,640
1,338
Ellis Ave.
6,670
1,500
30
2550
Elm St.
3,990
900
40
880
460
Endicott St.
4,620
1,040
40
1,070
Everett Ave.
2,800
630
40
620
Everett St.
15,700
3,720
38
Fairview Rd.
2,220
500
40
600
Fifth St.
2,440
550
40
First St.
2,930
660
40
710
Fisher St.
4,950
1,370 Av. 32}
400
Florence Ave.
5,420
1,220
40
1,260
Folan Ave.
2,130
480
40
470
Franklin St.
3,685
830
40
Fulton St.
7,770
1,750
40
1,770
268 1,133
Fuller Rd.
2,000
450
40
200
Gay St.
2,440
550
40
570
.
Bellevue Ave.
5,620
1,010
50
Bond St.
15,610
2,800 Av. 50
2,250
280
818
1,820
Cemetery Ave.
250
380
650
885
Chapel St.
Clapboardtree St., Westwood
3,510
160
170
*- a
Day St.
8,600
1,720 Av. 45
1,680
300
620
Douglas Circle (Prvt. Way)
730
530
550
1,266
498
Area Sq. Yds.
1,255
1,030
2,340
340
201
AND SIDEWALKS IN NORWOOD, JANUARY 1, 1931
SURFACING
SIDEWALKS
Macadam
Stone Block Con-
Granolithic
Tar
Gravel
Other Oiled Gravel Lin.
Sizes Lin. Ft. Sq. Yd.
Ft.
Ft.
Sq. Yd.
Con- crete crete Base
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
Lin. Sq. Ft. Yd.
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
1,200
360
960
660
586
367
983
370
329
1,000
2,667
2,000
1,780
280
747
500
444
285
760
500
334
400
1,067
480
267
200
133
1,600
1,070
1,010
2,700
1,000
890
460
1,226
450
400
730
1,946
730
649
2,160
5,760
2,675
2,380
400
1,067
340
303
1,577
4,200
1,600
4,260
1,065
593
180
120
2,170
1,960
930
2,480
1,760
1,570
1,020
2,720
700 389
950
634
1,000
2,667
2,000
1,333
316
843
1,100
2,933
2,000
1,780
2,000
5,333
1,630
1,088
1,580
1,408
2,650
4,664
3,950
2,190
950
845
300
800
180
100
280
249
500
1,333
1,000
890
470
1,256
470
261
520
1,384
940
836
1,490
3,976
2,800
2,490
2,400
6,400
560
1,496
700 389
5,800
5,160
442
1,180
880
782
1,630
4,344
3,000
2,670
180
540
360
240
900
2,400
1,800
1,600
880
2,344
1,700
1,520
720
1,920
1,000 2,667
1,360
756
270 150
1,150
1,023
*_ b
6,900
18,400
2,800
2,490
520
1,384
900
800
300
800
700 1,870
600
334
550
305
250
667
500
389
250
667
250
222
250
667
500
444
1,600
4,264
1,500
834
900
801
1,500
2,500
900
801
1,040
2,776
1,000
890
630
1,680
620
344
3,700
329
3,720
9,920
500
1,333
660
1,760
1,200
1,070
1,370
3,656
1,220
3,256
2,035
1,140
200
178
480
1,280
200
111
600
534
1,750
4,664
700
1,870 1,050 2,800
750
416
2,000
1,780
550
1,465
550
489
1,020
567
1,020
907
450
1,200
780 2,080
690
384
640 2,140
675
300
2,100
5,600
150
117
660
588
3,450
9,200
650
678
600
467
900
2,400
500
278
4" Sq. Yd.
Lin.
202
TABLE SHOWING SEWERS, WATER MAINS, PAVING
Street
Length Width
Water
6''
8''
10''
12" 14"
6''
8"
10"
15"
Gardner Rd.
1,779
400
40
470
Garfield Ave.
1,433
300
40
800
360
Garfield Ave., Ext.
2,755
620
40
250
359
126
George St.
3,550
800
40
710
284
Granite St.
1,433
300
40
460
270
Grant Ave.
3,887
830
40
840
650
800
Harding Rd.
3,682
830
40
860
Hartford St.
1,510
340
40
340
274
Hawthorne St.
5,060
910
50
Heaton Ave.
5,840
1,050
50
1,060
500
477
High St.
2,200
600
33
Highland St.
5,260
1,050
45
890
698
64
Highview St.
5,060
1,140
40
1,150
Hill St.
8,150
1,630 Av. 45
1,500
900
Hillside Ave.
3,680
920
40
940
Hollis St. (Avenue)
5,340
1,200
40
1,160
877
371
Hoyle St.
5,680
1,280
40
750
4"-600
845
60
336
Johnson Court
1,000
300
30
4"-230
123
Johnson Place (Prvt. Way) Joy St.
1,779
400
40
210
4"-430
160
298
Lenox St.
24,000
5,400 Av. 40
5,140
400
485
1,602
Lewis Ave.
1,090
245
40
90
Lincoln St.
6,760
1,523
40
1,590
602
Linden St.
1,670
430
35
4"-490
468
Lyden St.
3,355
760
40
760
746
Lyman Place
707
318
20
4"-300
Maple St.
8,130
1,830
40
1,300
834
293
Marion Ave.
3,110
691
40
700
Melville Ave.
1,870
421
40
450
385
Merrifield Place
8,888
2,000
40
2,020
2,508
Monroe St. Ext.
2,885
650
40
740
66
648
Morse Ave.
1,333
300
40
320
329
Mountain Ave.
2,420
541
40
600
555
Mylod St.
11,860
2,674
40
2,100
Myrtle St.
2,548
574
40
600
603
Nahatan St.
40,350
6,840 Av. 51
3,020
1,850
1,154 2,499
Neponset St.
7,050 15,860
40
13,960
Nichols St.
20,910
4,000
4,070
388
1,508
North Ave.
1,776
400
40
430
497
Northview Ave.
1,553
350
40
280
Oak Rd.
3,108
700
40
750
705
Oliver St.
888
200
40
220
Oolah Ave.
2,410
543
40
500
476
Park St.
1,602
361
40
370
327
Parkway
1,799
405
40
Philbrick St.
1,248
281
40
220
Phillips Ave.
4,430
1,140
35
900
4"-220 1,046
Pine St.
2,260
534
38
430
Pleasant Court (Prvt. Way)
Pleasant St.
74,000 13,220 Av. 51
3,200
9,350
1,266
1294
Plimpton Ave.
5,240
1,180
40
1,180
223
683
Pond Ave.
3,110
700
40
1,650
994
Pond St.
1,242
280
40
300
315
Press Ave.
3,240
730
40
770
673
Prospect Ave.
10,120
2,280
40
1,210
1,160
Prospect St.
30,000
6,000
45
260
450
6,000
94
1,604
Quincy Ave.
1,238
290
40
300
280
Railroad Ave.
28,390
5,550 Av. 46
2,670
2,430
2,358
581
River St. (Prvt. Way)
510
30
880
303
237
Lenox Ave.
4,490
1,011
40
Maxwell Ave.
648
Morse St.
8,598
2,050
2,100
*_ C
Guild St.
4,750
950 Av. 45
1,050
766
4"-610
583
Howard St.
K St.
1,598
480
709
Monroe St.
Nahatan Court
592
Sewer 12"
Area Sq. Yds.
Below 6"
203
AND SIDEWALKS IN NORWOOD, JANUARY 1, 1931
SURFACING
SIDEWALKS
Gravel
Other Oiled Gravel Lin. Sizes Lin. Ft. Sq. Yd. Ft.
Macadam 4" Sq. Lin. Ft. Yd.
Sq. Yd.
Stone Block Con- Con- crete crete Base
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
Lin. Sq. Ft. Yd.
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
400
1,067
800
712
300
800
620
1,793
1,200
934
1,000
890
600
534
600
1,600
230
665
1,660
1,427
460
1,228
490 1,306
840
503
250
167
500
844
830
2,216
600
533
910
2,424
1,800
1,600
1,050
2,800
950
844
600
1,600
1,200
667
1,050
2,800
380
211
1,010
898
1,140
3,040
1,600
1,422
1,630
4,344
1,800
1,600
370
984
550
1,464
700
622
1,200
3,200
1,600
1,422
1,280
3,416
520
289
1,540
1,370
300
800
400
356
480
1,280
900
800
1,150
3,064
4,250 11,336
1,170
650
5,700
5,070
1,523
4,070
410
228
2,000
1,780
430
1,144
375
209
430
286
760
2,024
1,500
1,332
318
531
3,600
3,200
691
1,845
750
417
600
533
421
1,100
125
70
800
711
2,000
5,333
1,340 745
2,350
2,090
300
800
300
267
4"-300
2,050
5,464
200
178
541
1,440
2,500
2,220
575
1,530
1,600
1,420
3,340
8,904
3,500
9,336
3,550 2,142
2,300
2,040
4,000
13,020
2,600
1,661
2,500
1,810
400
1,067
800
711
700
1,870
1,000
890
200
533
475
264
450
400
361
966
800
712
405
1,080
60
33
300
267
281
744
1,850
1,230
535
1,430
*D
12,720
33,920
500 1,333
675
450
2,500
2,220
1,180
3,140
1,400
1,244
280
744
550
489
730
1,944
1,010
561
1,200
1,068
6,000
16,000
1,500
834
4,300
3,820
290
776
580
516
5,550
14,800
3,400
1,884 4,070 2720
1,400
1,245
800
2,140
300
700
200
533
1,600
1,422
340
904
400
1,064
500
278
750 2,000
1,830
4,880
650
1,735
1,300
1,155
2,674
7,120
15,860
42,296
900
2,400
1,000
667
700
1,864
1,400
1,245
2,280
6,080
1,700
1,512
350
935
543
1,450
720
641
267
300
Granolithic
Tar
204
TABLE SHOWING SEWERS, WATER MAINS, PAVING
Street
Area Sg. Yds.
Length Width
Water
Below 6"
6''
8''
10"
15"
Rock Court (Prvt. Way)
200
Rock St.
12,420
2,800
40
3,000
603
330
Rockhill St.
3,110
700
40
700
Roosevelt Ave.
4,440
1,000
40
990
1,540
Rosemary St.
3,730
840
40
930
463
Saunders Rd.
7,350
1,470
45
950
196
1,103
Savin Ave.
4,710
1,060
40
1,000
90
678
School St.
1,688
380
40
410
Second St.
3,108
700
40
760
Shaw St.
1,775
400
40
400
Short St.
2,310
520
40
550
Silver St.
1,910
430
40
470
Sixth St.
2,885
650
40
St. George Ave.
2,220
500
40
380
581
St. James Ave.
2,220
500
40
250
437
St. John Ave.
2,175
490
40
490
249
St. Joseph Ave.
2,355
530
40
540
600
655
Stone Circle
2,440
550
40
120
Sturtevant Ave.
5,450
980
50
980
447
Summit Ave.
2,365
560
38
310
440
Sumner St.
22,050
6,200 Av. 32}
4,700
Sunset Ave.
2,224
501
40
510
Sycamore St.
4,000
900
40
930
Talbot Avenue
2,345
422
50
450
Third St.
2,885
650
40
260
Tremont St.
6,040
1,360
40
1,190
643
624
Union St.
2,220
5,000
40
Upland Rd.
37,495
3,749 Av. 90
Upton Ave.
1,330
300
40
300
Vernon St.
1,465
3,300
40
3,290
2,183
Walkhill Rd.
567
255
20
4"-300
Walnut Ave. Ct.
10,300
2,320
40
2,370
2,283
Walpole St.
55,000
9,900
50
3,550
4,400
650
378
2,332
1,141
Walters Rd.
1,420
320
40
320
231
Warren St.
2,220
500
40
550
2,170
2750
1,293
3,055
3,217 2051
Water St.
6,610
1,650
36
Weld Ave.
1,555
350
40
300
363
Wellington Ave.
3,062
695
40
710
West St.
3,150
710
40
780
656
Wheelock Ave.
2,333
600
35
390
527
Williams St.
1,479
380
35
400
410
Willow St.
3,760
847
40
900
232
Willowood St.
444
100
40
100
110
Wilson St.
15,170
2,730
50
2,700
Winfield St.
5,080
1,144
40
Winslow Ave.
1,021
2,300
40
2,320
195 2,203
Winter St.
35,300
7,140 Av. 442
1,100
3,220 2420
4"-460
799
1,327
1,158
Youngs Ave.
445
40
380
Field Line
339
Clark-Willow (Field Line)
172
604
942
1,153,129 48 Miles
130,890 64,350 11,790 4300 5300 6845 25,528 72,739 11,827 4686 9938
*- a
Field Line Clark to Willow Streets 10"-1195; 15"-1885; Siphon 16"-210; 20"- 400
*- b
Siphon 12"-1560
*- c Field Line to Pleasant Street 15"-1160
*- d 18"-1896; 16"-2594
*- e 16"-675
*- f 16"-108; 20"-204
Field Line Pleasant Street to Filter Beds 15"-1760'; 18"-1760'; 24"-1050'
10"
12" 14"
671
St. Paul Ave.
2,620
590
40
550
500
Washington St.
118,600 18,390 Av. 58
150
Walnut Ave.
1,150 11,750 1,370
529
293
Sewer 12"
Norwood Square
Total Water Mains =223,475 ft. or 42.33 miles. Total Sewers =135,475 ft. or 25.66 miles.
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AND SIDEWALKS IN NORWOOD, JANUARY 1, 1931
SURFACING
SIDEWALKS
Macadam
Gravel
Other Oiled Gravel Lin.
Sq.
Lin.
Sq.
Con- crete crete Base
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
Lin. Sq. Ft. Yd.
Lin. Ft.
Sq. Yd.
2,800
7,464
1,470
816
700
622
700
1,864
700
622
1,000
2,667
1,100
978
840
2,240
575
319
750
667
1,470
3,920
500
278
2,000
1,780
1,060
2,824
555
308
1,400
1,243
380
1,016
700
622
700
1,870
700
622
400
1,067
600
533
520
1,384
520
462
430
1,144
800
711
500
1,333
1,250
695
500
1,333
860
444
490
1,304
950
845
530
1,416
530
476
590
1,576
590
524
980
2,610
130
72
1,500
1,332
560
1,496
1,100
733
6,200
16,536
300
266
900
2,400
1,600
1,420
422
1,120
400
356
650
1,736
650
577
1,360
3,608
250
222
5,000
13,330
2,665
300
800
300
267
3,300
8,800
1,060
589
1,450 805
4,400
3,910
2,320 6,184 9,900 4,400
1,740
968 4,470
1,270 989
3,000
2,670
320
856
600
533
500
1,333
1,000
889
6,500 16,864 6,350
26,238
3,540 8,700 2000 10,672 15,235 9,287
5,300
4,710
1,650
4,400
350
944
320
178
350
311
710
1,895
350
195
650
578
380
1,016
600
400
800
2,133
400
356
100
267
2,700
2,400
2,300
6,150
1,450
2,400
2,130
3,400
8,228
3,740
9,976
3,100
775 516
3,500
3,110
*_ f
10,757 169,401 445,758 26,716 51,872 45,761 131,535 lin. ft. sq. yd. lin. ft. sq. yd. 70,275 38,824 12,130 7637 178,775 152,684
17,440 39,589 2,000 10,672
Stone Block
Granolithic
Tar
4"
Con-
Sizes Lin. Ft. Sq. Yd.
Ft.
Yd.
Ft.
Yd.
9,900 22,000
6,710
1,200
1,068
1,400
1,244
600
1,600
*- e
2,730
7,280
501
1,340
L. F. S. Y. 4,000 8,889
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OPERATED BY ONLY TWO MEN
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PUBLIC WORKS CRUSHER
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
Mr. C. A. Bingham,
Town Manager,
Norwood, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my report as Town Engineer for the year 1930.
Taking plans, deed descriptions, construction plans, assessment plans, lines and grades and final measurements were furnished for the following jobs:
Street Layouts
Monroe Street Ext.
Garfield Avenue Ext.
Grant Avenue Ext.
Heaton Avenue
Atwood Avenue
Weld Avenue
St. Paul Avenue
Sunset Avenue
Talbot Avenue
Northview Avenue
Oak Road Ext.
West Street Ext.
Plimpton Avenue Ext.
Corner Widenings
Elliot and Walpole Streets .
2
. Walpole Street and Walnut Avenue
3
Walnut Avenue and Winslow Avenue 4
Winter Street and Lincoln Street .
2
Lenox Street and Rock Street.
2
Bond Street and Washington Street .
1
Winter Street and Washington Street
1
Winter Street and Nichols Street
2
Rock Street and Monroe Street
2
Rock Street and Pleasant Street
1
Prospect Street and Florence Avenue
1
Highland Street and Pond Avenue
1
Lenox Street and Railroad Avenue
2
Washington Street and Hoyle Street
1
Winslow Avenue and Douglass Avenue
2
Fulton Street and Nahatan Street
1
Upland Road and Prospect Street 2
Plans, lines and grades were furnished for the following jobs: School Street to Fulton Street Drain Washington Street at Fairview Avenue Drain
Prospect Street Drain
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Atwood Avenue to Austin Street Drain Monroe Street Drain Upland Road and Prospect Street Drain Broadway Drain
Grant Avenue Drain
Heaton Avenue Culvert
Phillips Avenue Drain
Fleming's Bindery Drain
Monroe Street Sewer Roosevelt Avenue Sewer Garfield Avenue Sewer
Grant Avenue Sewer
Phillips Avenue Sewer
Prospect Street Sewer West Street Sewer Oak Road Sewer Atwood Avenue Sewer St. Paul Avenue Sewer
Heaton Avenue Sewer
Bond Street Sewer Elm Street Sewer
Beech Street Sewer
Fulton Street Sewer
Winter Street Sewer
Plimpton Avenue Sewer
Bellevue Avenue Sewer
Fairview Avenue Sewer
Fulton Street Surfacing
Everett Avenue Surfacing
Chapel Street Surfacing Broadway Surfacing
Junior High School Grading
East School Grading
Nichols Street Extension Winter Street Widening
Elliot Street Granolithic Sidewalk
Railroad Avenue Granolithic Sidewalk
Nichols Street Granolithic Sidewalk
Rock Strcet Granolithic Sidewalk
Miscellaneous Work
Present Assessors maps brought up to date and two new scctions started. Plotting 1930 sewer, water, drain and granolithic sidewalk data on large town maps.
Estimating cost of sewer and water connections to new houses.
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Proposed parkway plans.
Usual information to contractors and real estate agents. Charts for various reports. Street lines for Building Inspector on appeal cases. Cemetery lines and grades for new work.
Plotting of 1930 burials.
Building survey for Assessors.
Respectfully submitted,
A. W. THOMPSON, Town Engineer.
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Mr. C. A. Bingham, Town Manager, Norwood, Mass.
Dear Sir:
General Remarks
It is with pleasure that I submit herewith the report of the Municipal Light Department for the year ending December 31, 1930.
December 31, 1929, we lost one of our largest power customers when the Railroad closed up their repair shop which used about 500,000 kw. hrs. per year. Yet with this loss we have been able to gain in business enough to make up the loss and 73,514 kw. hrs. over what we bought in 1929.
July 1, 1930, we reduced our lighting rate .01 per kw. and cooking rate .005 per kw., thus making lighting rate .06 and cooking .025 per kw. hr. With our low rate for cooking, water heating, and other appliances, all homes may have continuous hot water at all times at a cost comparable with other methods of heating. Cooking can be done at less actual cost than by fuel-burning methods. Electric Cookery brings the modern touch to the kitchen-a kitchen of cleanliness-a kitchen of pride, economy and convenience.
During the year we ran and re-arranged our lines both for commercial and street lighting, adding about 8 miles of wire to each.
We replaced 250 poles and added 50 new poles to our lines, making new additions and replacements in the past three years of about 1300 poles, and as a result it puts our lines in A-1 condition starting the new Year of 1931 and also good for many years to come.
One of the results shown from our additions, re-building and re-arranging
1928 23,400,450
81,000,000
83,000,000,000
$1,908,900,000
1912
3,837,518 14,000,000
11,569,000,000
$ 302,273,000
Number of Customers
Number of People in Homes Served by Electricity
Kilowatt-hours Generated
Gross Revenue
TOTAL FOR ENTIRE COUNTRY
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of our pole lines, is the reduction of line losses which are now at a very low per cent, in fact much below the average.
We removed our old wood storage buildings and replaced with a modern two story fire-proof building, giving us more and safer capacity.
Lamp Data
Total number lamps Dcc. 31, 1929-113,825; Dec. 31, 1930-118,508. Total number meters Dec. 31, 1929-4,410; Dec. 31, 1930-4,463. Total H. P. of motors Dec. 31, 1929-4,103; Dec. 31, 1930-4,181.
The number and candle power of each and total candle power of street lights are as follows:
Traffic
& F. A.
60
250
400
600
1000
1500
Totals
40 & 60
C. P.
C. P.
C. P.
C. P.
C. P.
C. P.
139
7,360
530
31,800
147
37,750
181
72,400
90
54,000
25
25,000
3
4,500
Total lamps 1115
Total candle power
237,810
The installation of 25 additional lamps increased the candle power 16,500.
The street lights burned 3,907 hours 10 minutes during the year.
19 1-4
1928
33%
Per cent of American Industry Electrified
.
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BEFORE ELECTRICAL INSPECTION
AN AWFUL HAZARD TO LIFE AND PROPERTY
SAME BUILDING AFTER INSPECTION
NOW SAFETY IS ASSURED
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Wire Inspections and Meter Division
The duties of this Division are as follows:
1. Inspection of all new wiring.
2. Approving meter locations where new meters are installed.
3. Drawing orders on the Maintenance Department for all new services after wiring has been inspected and approved.
4. Changing Customers' services when necessary for Maintenance Department to re-locate poles.
5. Wiring and maintenance for Public Works Department.
6. Testing, checking, numbering and filing records of meters.
7. Cutting out meters for vacancies and non-payment.
8. Investigating complaints for Billing Department.
9. 464 Permits issued for 1930.
10. The results of the past three years' inspections have been most gratifying. Many changes of old work have been made. In many cases large expenditures have been made by property owners in the past year to correct hazardous and dangerous conditions. This is doing the Town and our customers a good service as it insures better feeling between cus- tomers and Light Department to know we are giving them best lighting conditions.
BEFORE ELECTRICAL INSPECTION
NOTICE WIRES INSTEAD OF FUSES
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I sincerely hope the provision in the new building code will be approved in the near future for the charging of wiring permits issued. I feel that this would meet with the approval of all the Electricians doing work in the Town.
Fire and Police Signal Division
During the past year we installed a quick acting transformer and re- timed all of the boxes. This puts outside boxes on a 2 second time and all inside signals on a one second time.
This gives the firemen about one minute more time to reach a fire than with the old system.
The lines are in first class condition, the boxes being inspected each month.
No additional boxes were added during the year, it might be well to consider a little later to run additional circuits, add more boxes and al- ternate them along the streets.
The Police Telegraph and Telephone System and the various Traffic Signals have all been checked monthly throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
F. S. BARTON, Superintendent.
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current
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POLICE
NORWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mr. C. A. Bingham, General Manager, Norwood, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Bingham:
Attached you will find my annual report relative to the personnel, or- ganization, business done and duties performed by the Police Department, during the year ending December 31, 1930.
Personnel and Organization
Chief
William H. Sullivan
Appointed October 18, 1925
Sergeants
Walter A. Readel William J. Barrett J. Irving Reid
Appointed April 1, 1907 Appointed July 31, 1911 Appointed Sept. 11, 1911
Patrolmen
Thomas C. Lydon Peter N. Curran
Charles R. Donnell
Harry F. Snow
Patrick J. Coyne Henry F. Breen John S. Conroy John J. Nee Nicholas P. Curran Edward J. Feeney J. Harry Corbett Joseph T. Flood John H. Kelley Richard Murphy
Appointed May 1, 1917 Appointed May 1, 1917 Appointed May 1, 1918 Appointed Oct. 30, 1918 Appointed June 1, 1920 Appointed Jan. 1, 1921 Appointed April 1, 1922 Appointed April 20, 1923 Appointed April 27, 1924 Appointed April 12, 1926 Reinstated March 29, 1928 Appointed April 17, 1928 Appointed April 17, 1928 Appointed May 7, 1929
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